Whitley County Community Foundation to collect diaper donations until Friday for BABE
(Photo provided) Above, the staff members of the Whitley County Community Foundation pose with a truckload of diapers collected for BABE as their Day of Caring Project. The Diaper Drive continues through this Friday, with the first 100 donations being matched by the Community Foundation.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
In the same way the community supported the United Way Day of Caring Community Food Drive in a spirited way, the Whitley County Community Foundation’s Day of Caring Diaper Drive has also been highly successful – with a mountain of diapers that continues to grow.
The diapers are being collected for the Whitley County Beds & Britches Etc. (BABE) program.
The Whitley County Community Foundation has served as a drop site for the diapers and will continue collecting them through Friday. To further encourage giving, the first 100 packages of diapers will be matched by the Foundation.
Donations maybe dropped off at the Foundation, located at 400 North Whitley Street.
According to BABE’s program director Shawn Ellis, the community’s willingness to donate diapers has been amazing.
When asked to estimate the number of packages she had been given at the BABE office yesterday, she was stymied.
“I have no idea,” Ellis said with a wide smile. “I couldn’t even count them.”
“They’re stacked in piles. There’s got to be 50-75 packages of them on the floor.”
Ellis is optimistic the community’s donations will continue as she sees many families who are truly grateful for the free diapers, a reward for making positive health and parenting choices for their children.
The Whitley County Community Foundation's Diaper Drive for BABE is an official event of the Whitley County United Way Day of Caring.